Front traffic signal for automobiles



April 8, 1924. amas E. cmQuaN:

FRONT TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed July 5, 1922 Patented Apr. 3, E24.

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EGIS'EG GINQUINI, GE NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

$33M TRAFFIC SIGNQL FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed July 3,

I declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the characters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this application, and represent,

Fig. 1 a View in front elevation of my improved front traffic-signal, as applied to an automobile radiator which is broken away.

Fig. 2 a detached view of the signal, partly in front elevation and partly in verti' cal section, taken directly behind the bezels thereof, the controlling switch and wiring being shown diagrammatically.

Fig. 3 a view in vertical transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

My invention relates to an improved front traflic-signal for automobiles, the object be ing to provide a simple, reliable, convenient, and efiective signal for indicating to trafficofiicers, motorists, pedestrians, and others to whom a car is approaching, which way it is about to turn.

With these ends in view,-m v invention consists in a front trailic-signal for, automobiles, having certain details of construction and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim. 1

in carrying out my invention, as herein shown, I employ a chambered signal-light housing 5 having the general outline of a bat with extended wings and provided with an integral, centrally-depending. threaded stem 6, by means of which it is removably mounted in the cap 7 closing the neckS of a radiator 9 of any approved construction. The said housing 5 is cored out to form a chamber 10, extending substantially throughout its length and of nearly its full height. The front wall of this chamber is pierced by a horizontally-arranged main or central oval opening 11, flanked on either side by corresponding but slightly smaller symmetrically spaced lateral openings 12 and 13, the lateral openings being elevated. with respect to the central opening, as clearly shown'in- Fig. 1 of the drawings, These several openings 1822. Serial No. 572,445.

are glazed by removable glasses 14, 15 and 16, conforming to them in size and shape and held in place by removable hezels 17,

18 and 19, which permit the glasses to be 513 removed and replaced at pleasure for access to the interior of the housing. Within the r chamber 10, midway the length thereof, and directlyback of the opening 11, l locate an oval reflector 20, while back of the openings $5 12 and 13 I locate corresponding oval, hornshaped reflectors 21 and 22, all three refiectors having threaded mounting stems. The central or main reflector 20 is screwed into a threaded opening formed in alug 23 depending within the chamber 10 of the lions ing 5, while the lateral reflectors 21 and 22 are respectively mounted in inclined threaded lugs 24 and 25 formed integral with the rear wall of the said housing and projecting forwardly therefrom in position to locate the lateral reflectors slightly above the central reflector, the upper ends of the lugs being inclined toward each other. The main reflector 20 receives a miniature electric lamp W bulb 26, while the lateral. reflectors 21 and 22 receive similar bulbs 27 and 28. screwed home, the center bulb 26 engages a contact-finger 29, while the lateral bulb 27 bulb 28 a contact-finger 31. The saidcontact-finger 29 is connected by a wire 32 with two contact-buttons 33 and 3d. mounted in the switclrbase 35 and located on opposite engages a contact-finger 30, and the lateral $5 sides of the switch-arm 36 when the same m is in its Off, position. The contachfinger 30 is connected by a wipe 37 with a contactbutton 38, and the contact-finger 31 by a wire 39 with a contact-button 40, the said buttons 38 and 40 being respectively located on opposite sides of the switclrarm 36', and below the buttons 33 and 34, than which they are further apart. The said switch-arm 86 is connected by a wire 41 with the positive pole of a battery 42, which is grounded, as well as-the respective bulbs, according to common practice.

"The central glass 14 has the word Turn displayed upon it, while the lateral glasses 12 and 15 display outwardly pointing arrows 43 and 44. When the switch-arm 36 is thrown to the right (as seen on the drawing), it makes contacts with the buttons 84 and 4:0, with the efi'ect of lightin the bulb 26-and the right-hand bulb 28. he signal is thus set to show that the car is to llil ' when the switch-arm are lighted, to the I with a horizontal It makes contact with the buttons 33 and 38, and lights the central. bulb 26 and the lefthand bulb 27, indicating that the caris about to turn to the left. Under this arrangement, the central bulb is always lighted with either the rightor left-hand bulb, as may be selected bythedriver, but never with both. .I

am aware that an indicating signal for re hicles, comprising three electric lamps located in, as many compartments and connected-with a switch in such manner that the ccntral'lamp and one of the side lamps exclusion of the other side In a front tr adic signal, the combination with a signal-light housing having a centrally-depending, threaded stem an formed chamber. having a central and two lateral openings in its front wall, of removabie hezels and glasses for the said openings, a horizontally-threaded lug de- 36 is to the left,

Leeaeie pending within the said chamber at a point back of the said central opening, two In s respectively project"v g rear wall of the said housing on opposite sides-of the depending lug aforesaid, and formed with laterally-inclined, threaded openings, reflectors having threaded mounting-stems by which they are mounted in the said lugs, the central reflector being arranged horizontally and the lateral reflectors being laterally inclined with respect to each 0t floctor, a central lamp-bulb horizontally positioned in the said depending lug, and lateral lamp-bulbslaterallydnclined with respect'to each other, respectively mounted in the said forwardly-projecting, inclined lugs.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses;

-Witnesses:

'ANTHONY J. VERDI,

ANTHONY J. SICAMPORA.

her on opposite sides of the central re-' forwardly from the Y EGISTO CINQUINI. 

